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Design pixel-perfect App Store screenshots — device frames, panoramas, and every language.

Batch import How to Import a fastlane Screenshots Folder (or Any Pile of PNGs) into AppShots

Drag in a whole screenshots/<locale>/ folder, or files named like zh-Hans_01.png, and AppShots assigns each image to the right language and device frame.

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Device frames How to Put App Store Screenshots in Real Device Frames (iPhone 17, iPad, Mac, Watch, Android)

Wrap raw captures in real iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Android frames, position the screenshot inside the bezel, and keep the export at the exact store size.

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Layer editor How to Use the Layer Editor: Text, Gradients, Shapes, Magnifier and Groups

Design captions and callouts with text (solid or gradient), shapes, a magnifier lens, gradients and shadows, with align, distribute, snap, groups and undo.

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Panorama layout How to Create a Cross-Screen Panorama Across App Store Screenshots

Lay 1 to 10 screenshots side by side, let a background or layer flow across the seams, and export each page sliced to exact pixels so it lines up in the store carousel.

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Templates How to Start from a Template (and Re-Style a Finished Project in One Step)

Pick from 31 built-in screenshot templates with matched colours, fonts and art, apply one to an existing project without losing your text, and undo in one step.

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Multi-language captions How to Translate App Store Screenshot Captions into Every Language

Keep one design and many languages: per-language captions with fallback, a side-by-side table, per-language fonts for CJK and auto-shrink for long translations.

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AI translation How to Auto-Translate Screenshot Captions with Your Own AI Key (Claude or OpenAI-Compatible)

Fill every language in one click with your own Anthropic key or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, review the results in the table, or use a CSV if you prefer no AI.

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Device size conversion How to Make the 6.9" and 6.5" iPhone Sets from One Design

Design once at 6.5" or 6.9" and export both iPhone sizes, cover-scaled to the exact pixels, and why iPad and iPhone Duo need a fresh layout instead.

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Duplicate for another device How to Remake a Screenshot Set for a Different Device (iPhone to iPad, Duo, Mac)

Duplicate a project onto another device or custom size and choose what to carry over: layout, captions, backgrounds, fonts, languages and preview videos.

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fastlane export How to Export App Store Screenshots as a fastlane deliver ZIP (with Exact-Size Checks)

Export every language as PNG or JPEG in screenshots/<locale>/ folders with a Deliverfile and upload guide, every image checked against its exact pixel size.

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Upload to App Store Connect (Pro) How to Upload Screenshots Straight to App Store Connect (Pro): API Key, Versions and Replace

Create an App Store Connect API key, add it to AppShots, and push a finished set to the editable version of your app, with localizations created for you.

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App Previews How to Put One App Preview Video in Every Language Without Uploading It 30 Times

Import an App Preview video once, assign it to every language, and upload it to all localizations in one run. Limits: 30 seconds, 500 MB, up to 3 per language.

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Store artwork How to Make App Store Product Page Header and Search Result Artwork (3840×1646, 3:2, 5244×2950)

Use AppShots page presets for the new App Store header (21:9), search result (3:2) and universal artwork, with crop guides, PNG-only export and upload.

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Google Play assets How to Make Google Play Screenshots and the 1024×500 Feature Graphic

Use Android phone and tablet canvases, Android frames and the Google Play feature graphic canvas to design a listing alongside your App Store set.

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Custom templates How to Save a Reusable Screenshot Template (and Share It as a .appshotstpl File)

Turn a finished project into your own template so every new app and release starts in your brand style, then export or import templates as files.

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Project files & backup Where AppShots Saves Your Projects, and How to Back Them Up or Move Them

Each AppShots project is a single .appshots file in Documents/AppShots that you can open by double-click, copy, back up and share. What else the app stores and where.

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Free & Pro AppShots Free vs. Pro: 10 Projects, Upload to App Store Connect, and Plans

AppShots is free for 10 projects with the full editor and unlimited export. Pro lifts the project cap and adds upload to App Store Connect, weekly, yearly or lifetime.

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MCP server How to Design App Store Screenshots from Claude Code (AppShots MCP Server)

Design App Store screenshots from Claude Code with the AppShots MCP server — the model lays out, renders, sees the result, iterates, then exports store-sized PNGs.

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